Just like the lead character in his classic composition "Mr. Bojangles," Jerry Jeff Walker steps to a different tune. He gave himself the perfect title when he wrote his autobiography Gypsy Songman. Some consider "gypsy" a euphemism for irresponsible, some consider it eccentricity, and some call it artistic license, but whatever you want to label it, it was the fuel that provided the fire in Walker to write the songs he wrote. Walker writes from his own experience. He can take a microcosm of a thought and elaborate enough for its poetry to shine through. Gypsy indeed - this is a man who even chose his own name.

Born Ronald Clyde Crosby in 1942, the youngster grew up in Oneonta, New York, surrounded by music. His grandmother played piano, his parents loved to dance and he spent hours listening to their Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong records. It was his grandmother who bought him his first guitar at Christmas when he was 12 and he learned a few chords from the man who owned the local pizza parlor.

The "Jerry" part of his name came from a false I.D. he got when he was 19, since the drinking age was 21. For several years, he went by the name on that card--Jerry Ferris. After going AWOL from the National Guard in the early '60s, and settling in New Orleans (officially moving to Texas in 1971), he chose a new name. He liked the name Jeff and then partly as a tribute to a black jazz pianist he had befriended, Kirby Walker, he chose the surname of Walker. The friends who knew him as "Jerry" couldn't make the switch as easily, so Ronald Crosby, aka Jerry Ferris, became Jerry Jeff Walker.

Raven presents for the first time ever on CD the classic album Jerry Jeff Walker (1972) by the famed Country artist JERRY JEFF WALKER. Most widely known as the writer of the oft-covered and immensely popular 'Mr. Bojangles', Walker came to prominence in the early 1970s as part of the progressive 'outlaw' Country scene around Austin, Texas, alongside Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver, Waylon Jennings and Townes Van Zandt. Originally recorded for Decca / MCA in 1972, Jerry Jeff Walker completed his transition from New York folkie to bona fide Texas singer / song writer and this album is considered to be his masterpiece. Walker was at the top of his game here and surrounded by a group of exceptional musicians (including members of the Lost Gonzo Band - Bob Livingstone and Gary P. Nunn, plus Craig Hillis, David Bromberg etc). The playing is earthy, funky and playful. Highlights include his own peerless 'Hill Country Rain' and 'Curly and Lil' plus a pair of Guy Clark's finest songs 'That Old Time Feeling' and 'L.A. Freeway'. 'Jerry Jeff Walker is a spotless masterpiece, full of amazing songs, great playing, a sound that defines the era yet is timeless and plenty of passion and good- time spirit.' - All Music Guide. With superb quality audio, color booklet, detailed notes and six bonus tracks from A Man Must Carry On (1977).

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Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the Country legend: Walker's Collectibles (1974) and Ridin' High (1975). Most widely known as the writer of the oft-covered and immensely popular 'Mr. Bojangles', Walker came to prominence in the early 1970s as part of the progressive "outlaw" Country scene around Austin, Texas, alongside Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver, Waylon Jennings and Townes Van Zandt. With superb quality audio, color booklet, detailed notes, six bonus tracks from A Man Must Carry On (1977) plus the rare non-album single version of 'Hill Country Rain'.

12 track Millennium Collection includes Mr. Bojangles and L.A. Freeway. 20th Century Masters series. Small hole in barcode art. Booklet has slight 'pinch' mark.

Live At Gruene Hall by Jerry Jeff Walker

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Moon Child by Jerry Jeff Walker

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